Light, jade & color
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What the component colors mean
Blue - the main radical the kanji is filed under in dictionaries.
Green - a component that hints at the meaning.
Orange - a component that hints at the reading (sound).
Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
vague, ambiguous
vague and obscure
ambiguity
vigorous, exuberant
hearty appetite
full of energy
New Year's Day
once; for a moment
husband; master
vague, ambiguous
absorption, indulgence
ignorance, benightedness
perfect, flawless
two matchless things
perfectionism
lapis lazuli; deep blue
joruri (ballad drama)
crystal, glass
lapis lazuli; deep blue
azure, lapis blue
joruri (ballad drama)
spot, speckle
spots, mottling
Mongolian spot
command, direction
applause, cheers
appearance, bearing
Practice
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